Description: This book tells the story of Harriet Beecher Stowe (author of Uncle Tom's Cabin), her brother Charles, and a small group of Yankee reformers who lived in Reconstruction Florida.
Brief description:
John
T. Foster, Jr., professor emeritus of anthropology at Florida A&M University, has
published widely in the social sciences and history.
Review Quotes: "A compelling
account of Florida during the Reconstruction era, when Yankee reformers
attempted to remake the state to their liking."--Tampa Tribune
this nicely layered narrative, the Fosters heap detailed example upon detailed
example to allow
readers to discover, along with them, Florida's fascinating formative years."--Foreword
Reviews "A
valuable book. . . . Will provide a springboard for much research into
politics, gender, and religion in Florida in the tumultuous postbellum period."--H-Net "Biographical
detail fleshes out the narrative of progressive activism. By locating actors in
a generational web, the Fosters enhance our understanding of bourgeois networks
in the mid-nineteenth century. . . . Both engaging and important."--Journal
of American History "Chronicles
the efforts of northern reformers such as Harriet Beecher Stowe. . . to
reconfigure Florida's social, political, educational, and religious
institutions to fit the sensibilities of northern migrants who came to the
state during and after Reconstruction."--Journal of Southern History "[The
authors] draw deeply from their sources to trace the impact of a select and
tightly knit group of Yankees on Florida late-nineteenth century experience. .
. . Not just a tale of Florida's early flirtation with modernization, but a
look at the forces and ideas that created the south that exists today."--Florida Historical Quarterly